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Diffraction gratings
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Total cards: 5•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
Diffraction meaning?
Back (Answer)
Tendency of a wave to spread out in all directions
#2
Front (Question)
Superposition meaning?
Back (Answer)
Adding together wave displacements that occur whyen waves overlap.
#3
Front (Question)
Path difference meaning?
Back (Answer)
Difference in length between 2 rays
#4
Front (Question)
Interference pattern meaning?
Back (Answer)
opposite of superposition. stationary pattern caused by waves travelling in different directions
#5
Front (Question)
Coherent meaning?
Back (Answer)
waves with the same frequency, wavelength